For reptiles, the incubation environment experienced by embryos during development plays
a major role in many biological processes. The unprecedented rate of climate change …

Since the 1980s it has been known that incubation temperature influences the sex ratio of
sea turtle hatchlings emerging from their nests, and there has been much speculation on …

Developing sea turtle embryos only successfully hatch within a relatively narrow
temperature range, rendering this immobile life stage vulnerable to the vagaries of climate …

Background: The nest environment influences phenotypic traits of hatchling turtles. Female
turtles select nest sites that promote hatchling survival, and alter nesting behaviour in …

Incubation conditions are critical in determining numerous traits in reptilian neonates. This is
particularly significant in species with low offspring survival such as sea turtle species …

While the effect of temperature on embryonic development in sea turtles has been well
studied over recent years, our understanding of the effect of substrate moisture, another …

Experimental and field studies of different turtle species suggest that moisture influences
embryonic development and sex ratios, wetter substrates tend to produce more males, and …

Climate warming is forecasted to cause extinctions, but populations could theoretically avoid
extinction in a rapidly changing environment via adaptive evolution (ie, evolutionary rescue) …

Climate change is threatening reproduction of many ectotherms by increasing nest
temperatures, potentially making it more difficult for females to locate nest sites that provide …

Climate change plays a key role in the development and survival of oviparous ectotherms
such as sea turtles. Higher environmental temperatures are expected to lead to increased …